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Are all reptiles endothermic?
No, they are all ectothermic - they don't have the facility to regulate their own temperature as mammals can - and rely on the ambient temperature of their surroundings for warmth. However - female reptiles can raise their temperature by 'shivering' when they're incubating eggs.
Which three vertebrates groups have the same body temperature as their surroundings?
The three Vertebrate groups that have the same temperature as their surroundings are Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibians. That means they are all cold blooded.
Are birds and reptiles warm blooded?
Birds are warm-blooded/endothermic. Reptiles are not. They are cold-blooded/ectothermic. Reptiles such as snakes and terrapins must bathe in the sun to get their body temperature to an optimal. Birds can control their body temperature internally.
What are poikolothermic animals?
it is an animal that's body temperature varies according to the temperature of its surroundings mainly fish and reptiles, it does not apply to birds or mammals as they are able to regulate there body temperature, were as reptiles for example will be the temperature of there surrounding this is why they have to bask in the sun to get warm.
How do you find the temperature of a reptile?
Reptiles are cold blooded. The temperature of the air around the reptile is theoretically the reptile's blood temperature.
Does reptiles have a steady body temperature?
Reptiles' body temperature fluctuates according to their surrounding air temperature. In cold temperatures (pre-dawn) snakes will be torpid, and only active once the rising sun has warmed the snake up.
What make reptiles distinctive?
Reptiles are cold blooded (cannot regulate body temperature) animals. Reptiles are vertebrates (with a backbone). Their bodies are covered with scales or scutes. They lay eggs. Reptiles skin is tough, rough and scaly.
Why is the temperature of fish more consistent than reptiles or amphibians?
Water keeps temperature more constant.
Why would it be pointless for reptiles to sit on their eggs to incubate them as birds do?
Reptiles are ectotherms and cannot raise their body temperature above that of the environment.
How do reptiles regulate their body temperature?
They don't. That is why they hibernate and lay out in the sun.
If the outdoor temperature increases by 10c what will happen to a reptiles body temperature?
Reptiles are cold blooded and require the atmospheric heat to regulate their internal body temperature. If the outside temperature were to decrease by 20 c the internal temperature of the reptile would decrease 20C.
What category of animal is a turtle?
They are all reptiles, so reptiles and amphibians, as the two groups are usually lumped together.
